Things that should be left OFF your resume

[CarolinaDG]

I just wanted everyone to know that I just did my first stupid (at least that I caught) thing on my cover letter. I had e-mailed in my resume for a position, and sent it in form letter form... I forgot to replace the "Dear Sir or Madam" so it read:

Dear Ms. Smith,

Dear Sir or Madam,


What's frustrating is that this is a position that I actually cared about and wanted, I just was too tired. Silly me, I shouldn't have used a form letter.